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Sometimes, the cashier says "not ok" despite being "ok".
by denzil_correa 7y ago
Sometimes, the cashier says "not ok" despite being "ok".
- reaperducer 7y agoI'm not sure why you're being downvoted. This is a thing that happens. Usually because the cashier hasn't been trained. These days I don't generally need to ask because the terminal have very conspicuous Apple Pay logos on them. But sometimes the terminal is kept behind the counter, so you can't see. I've had several occasions (most recently at my vet) where I was told that it wouldn't work and I said, "Let's try it anyway," and it worked just fine.
- 1123581321 7y agoYes, I’ve had this happen and usually I just assent and pull out a card. Since I’ve just asked to avoid feeling rude, I’m probably not going to try Apple Pay in defiance of them. When I’ve thought Apple Pay would have actually worked in that kind of situation, I try it next time I’m there (without asking first!)
- bxio 7y agoIn my experience, some small businesses avoid Apple Pay/Google Pay because you can add American Express cards to them, and they want to not accept Amex cards in order to save on the fee, despite the service agreement of their payment processor obligating them to.
- Marsymars 7y agoI don't think it's possible to have a PoS terminal that doesn't accept physical Amex cards but that does accept Amex cards via Apple/Google Pay.
- syntheticcdo 7y agoA post-it note that says "American Express not accepted" is probably deterrent enough, rather than a technical solution.